Electric control device



ELECTRIC CONTROL DEVICE Filed April. 27, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet l MMA March 9, 1948.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 27, 1944 Patented Mar. 9, 1948 ICE 2,437,591 ELECTRIC CONTROL DvIori Theodore S.wBriski`nr, Jack Brislrn,

Golick, Chicago, Ill.,

Camera Company, Chic of Delaware and Joseph assignprs to Revere ago, Ill., a corporation Application April'27, 1944; Serial No. 533,086

4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to an electrical control device for causing rotation of an element through a predetermined angle, and in particular to an improved construction therefor which permits a high degree of accuracy in the angle of rotation.

In this type of electrical control device, the rotation is caused by a motor having both forward and reverse held windings; The extent of rotation in either direction is controlled by opening the motor circuit, after the driven element has rotated through a predetermined angle. This method of control, however, is objectionable because of the overthrow due tothe inertia of the motor armature, and ci other rotating. parts. In certain applications, as for instance where the voltage and current conditions vary considerably, the overthrow will vary in such a manner that it cannot be compensated by proper design,

This invention. contemplates the provision of positive blocking means for the driven element of a device of this particulartype, and the intro- Iduction of a slippage between the motor andthe driven element so that the overthrow will not aiect the blocked position of the driven element, or damage the apparatus.

In devices of this type, it has also been found to be desirable to provide other means of rotating the driven element, such as a handle for the manual rotation thereof. In previous devices of this type, however, such manual rotation will generally strip the gears of the electric control' device ior the reason that the motor is a small motor of comparatively high speed whichv has been geared down considerably. In this conneoition it has been found that the introduction of a clutch device in the reduction gears permits this manual operation to take place without harmful effect upon the control device.

It is an object of this invention to provide an improvedelectrioal control device of the class described wherein the extent of rotationofv the driven element is closely and accurately limited.

It is a further object of this invention to provide an improved construction for an electrical control device which will not be damaged by a positive blocking of the driven element, orV a manual rotation thereof.

It is still another object of this invention to provide an improved clutch construction which offers the same resistance in either direction of rotation,

A stillfurther object is to provide an electrical control device of an improved and compact construction wherein an inexpensive high speed motor'may be utilized for the actuation of the driven element.

Other objects, features and advantages will be.. come apparent as this description proceeds.

With'sreference now to the iiguresinwhich like reference numerals designate likeV parts:

(Cl. R12-150) Fig. l is'a'secti'onal elevation of a preferred embodirnent of this-invention;

Fig. 2 is a section along line 2-2 oi Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is'an end View, partially in section,ialong the line 3-f`31of Fig, 1*; Y

Fig. 4 is a section along the line 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5A isl an enlarged elevation of the clutch, a portion` of the cover being broken away;

Fig. 6i`s al transverse diametrical section of the clutch; and

Fig` 7 is a diagrammatic representation of an electrical circuit including that embodiment of this invention which has been illustrated in` detail in the preceding gures.

With reference now to Fig. 1, the reference nu'- meral ID designates a die cast housing having a central web member It. A topA cover plate I2 is provided to which is suitably secured as by screws, the lower half I3 of a motor housing. The upper half' III of the motor housing is secured' to thel lower half by suitable studs I5. A cuph shaped cover Iodrawn from sheet metal, maybe slippedoverthe housings I3 and I4.

A motor I'I is disposed withinA the housings I3 and' I4, and is provided with forward andT reverse eld windings 'I2 'and "IB, respectively, which are illustrated in Fig.7, and willv be referred to-inf de tail hereinafter. The motor i's also'provided with an armatureV 'I8 mounted on an armature shaft I8, the latter being' journalled in bear-ings I9and 2U. Bearing I9 isv positioned in the upper motor housing I4, and bearing 2Q is positioned in the lower motor housing I3,v and' extends therethrough, being provided withV a pinion 2I.v

rl-he pinion-2i drives a gear 23 which together with a pinion 24' is mounted onI a shaft 25, the latter being journalled in the top cover plate I2, and a bracket 26. The bracket 25 may be'suitably mounted: from the inner walli of the housing." IU.

The pinion 242i drives: a` gear 2l which is'rotat'iablyy mounted on an arbor 28. the latter being J'ournalled` in af suitable thrustv bearing: i9 disposedin the web/H, and inf a4 bracket 2-2suitably mounted and extending inwardly from theside wall of the housing IS. The gear 21 is asso'- ciated with the'` arbor 28 by a clutch mechanism designatedgenerally by the referencenumeralil, and shownin'detailinligs. 5 and 6.

IThe clutch mechanism includes a disk-shaped bodyr member 3|, having a central opening 32, and beingprovided with two radial slots'33'rand-34; The bodymember 3 i, together withan overlying cover 8B; is secured tol the gear 21 by means of suitable rivets135. Coil springs 36 and 37= are positioned in the slots 33 and 34, together with balls 38 and: 39 which are urged `centrally ofthe body member 3l by means of the springs, the other ends ofr the' springs reactingV againsty the ends of the slots133'and 34'; A round toothratchet 'the armature shaft I8.

to provide a chamber in which the ballsrand springs are confined.

which The arbor 28 is provided with integrally formed teeth 30 which mesh with and drive a gear 42 which is secured to a shaft 43. The shaft 43 is journalled in a bushing 44 disposed in the Web member Il, and in a bushing 46 which is disposed.

in a bottom cover plate 41. As indicated in Figs.

1 and 3, this shaft extends through the web member I l and the gear 42 is secured to the shaft just above the web member. The central portion of the shaft 43 is provided with a pinion 45.

In operation it will be seen that the gears and pinions above described are arranged in a manner so as to greatly reduce the speed of the motor. The clutch 29 permits the'pinion 45 to be rotated in either direction without causing rotation of The strength of the springs 36 and 31, together with the shape of the teeth on the round tooth ratchet 4i, are so proportioned with respect toV the speed reduction gears on the motor side of the clutch, that the clutch will slip upon the application of a torque which is less than the torque required to set the armature in motion with a high degree of acceleration. 'Ihe design of the clutch 29 is such that the slippage torque is substantially the same in either direction.

The bottom cover plate d1 is provided with a boss 48 through which a driven shaft 49 extends. A bushing l) is provided in the boss 8 for the driven shaft, and the upper end of the driven shaft cooperates with a thrust bearing 5I disposed in the web Il. The driven shaft i9 is formed with a collar 52 which rides on the edge of the bushing 50 and prevents removal of the driven shaft from the apparatus.

A segment gear 53 is keyed to the driven shaft 59, and meshes with and is driven by the pinion 45. Integrally formed with the web Il are depending lugs 54 and 55 each of which is provided with stop faces 56 and 51 which project into the path of the segment 53 so as to limit its rotation in either direction. In Fig. 2, the segment is shown in an intermediate position, and the arrangement of the stop faces is such as to permit a rotation of about 30 degrees in either direction from the intermediate" position shown, thereby permitting a total movement of about 60 degrees. The lower portion of the driven shaft 49 is recessed and slotted as indicated by the reference numeral 58, so that it may be attached to the particular device, the rotation of which is to be controlled by the apparatus herein described.

Suitably secured to the opposite side walls of the housing I0, and beneath the path of movement of the segment 53, are two switches 60 and 6l. These may be of any suitable type wherein the contacts are biased to the closed position, and are' opened by the depression of buttons 62 and 63, respectively. The buttons 62 and 63 are aligned on opposite sides of the shaft 43, and are actuated by a cam Eli which is secured to said shaft.

'The shape of the cam and the gearing is such that at the time the button 62 is depressed, to open the circuit through its associated motor winding, one edge of the segment 53 has been rotated into lcontact with stop face 55. Similarly, when the cam 64 presses button 63, the opposite edge of the segment 53 contacts the stop face 51. The wall of the housing lil is provided with a screw-threaded terminal Eplug 55 by means of which suitable electrical connections may be made. A conduit 68 extends from the lower portion of the housing lil to the lower motor housing I4, to accommodate the necessary conductors leading to the motor l1.

The operation of the various parts of the apparatus has been pointed out above in connection with the description of those parts. The operation of the device as a whole is best understood by reference to the diagram of Fig. 7.

The leads 61 and 68 connect with a suitable source of power. In series with lead d1 is a single pole double throw switch 59, or its equivalent, by means of which connections alternatively may be made to the forward eld coil 12 or the reverse field coil 1S, through conductors 1t and 14, respectively. The conductor 141 leads from one pole of the switch E9 to the switch Si) which is biased to the closed position. A lead 1I connects the switch 60 with the forward eld coil 12, and a return lead 13 connects the field coil with the conductor 68.

Similarly, the conductor 5d extends from the other pole of the switch 55 to the switch Si, and a lead 15 connects the switch 6l with the reverse held coil 1S. A return conductor 11 extends from the eld coil 16 to the conductor d. In normal operation, the switch 65 has been thrown into contact with one or the other of the conductors 10 or 14. Assuming that it has just been thrown into contact with conductor 18, it will be seen that the forward eld -coil 12 has been energized, thereby causing rotation of the pinion 45 in the counterclockwise direction. This has caused the segment 53 to be rotated in the clockwise direction, out of contact with the stop faceA 51. At the ytime that the segment 53 contacts stop face 56, the cam $5 will cause the switch 60 to be opened, thereby opening the circuit through the forward field. The segment 55 obviously cannot rotate any further in the clockwise direction, but if the inertia of the armature 18 causes further rotation thereof, this will be taken up by the clutch 29, and will cause no damage to the reduction gears.

Similarly, if the switch 69 is thrown into contact with conductor 14, the circuit through the reverse field coil 1&5 will be closed until such time' as the segment 53 has been rotated in the counterclockwise direction into contact with the stop face 51,

Obviously the electrical control device which forms the subject of this invention may be applied to a number of uses. For instance as shown diagrammatically in Fig. 7, it may be used to actuate a valve di. The valve may also be provided with a handle 82 for manual operation thereof, in case of power failure. It will be seen that rotation of the handle 82 will not strip the gears 21 and 23, or the pinions 2d and 2l, because of the presence of the clutch 25. The gearing on the driven side of the clutch 211i is of suficiently heavy construction to carry the slippage torque for the clutch.

It will be observed that if for anyreason the throw of the driven element is blocked by exterior forces, that no strain will be put on the motor or the gears. However, the motor l1 will keep running, and the clutch 2S will keep slipping until such exterior force is removed and the driven element is permitted to rotate to its extreme Position. Due to the improved form of clutch shown herein, the operation of the control device will be the same in either direction. That is, it will carry as big a load in rotating the driven element in one direction as it will in the opposite direction.

It will be seen that the provision of the blocking means, which include the stop faces 56 and 51, prevent the overthrow of the motor to such an extent that the cam passesV beyond the buttons 6I or 69, as the case maybe, and thereby prevents the closing of the reverse or forward eld winding respectively, which would cause rotation oi the driven element beyond its intended position. In other words, with devices of this type, where the driven element and the circuit opening means are both actuated by the same motor, this invention eliminates the danger of having the circuit opening means overthrow to a closed circuit position, which in turn would cause further rotation of the driven element.

Although only a preferred embodiment of this invention has been shown and described herein, it is obvious that numerous modifications and changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of this invention. The drawings and the foregoing description are intended to be illustrative only, and the invention is to be limited only by the appended claims.

We claim:

1. A control device for rotating a driven element in either direction through a given angle comprising a housing, a gear sector mounted on said driven element within said housing, blocking means projecting from a portion of said housing for limiting the displacement of said driven element in either direction, electrically controlled driving means for said gear sector including a forward driving circuit and a reverse driving circuit which are adapted to be alternatively energized, means to open said forward driving circuit at about the time when said gear sector has been rotated into contact with one of said blocking means, similar means to open said reverse driving circuit at about the time when said gear sector has been rotated into contact with the other of said blocking means, a cam driven by said driving means for alternately engaging one or the other of said circuit opening means, said cam being of the type which may rotate beyond the two circuit opening positions, and clutch means interposed between said driving means and said gear sector. 2. A control device for rotating an output shaft in either direction through a given angle comprising a housing having a reces-sed wall, a gear sector disposed in said recess and secured to said output shaft, said recessed wall being in the form of a sector shape and being provided with stop bases which constitute blocking means for limiting the displacement of said gear sector in either direction, electrically controlled driving means for said gear sector including a forward driving circuit and a reverse driving circuit which are adapted to be alternatively energized, means to open said forward driving circuit at about the time when said gear sector ha-s been rotated into contact with one of said blocking means, similar means to open said reverse driving circuit at about the time when said gear sector has been rotated into contact with the other of said blocking means, and means to limit the load on said driving means to a predetermined maximum which is substantially the same for either direction of rotation.

3. In an electric control device of the class described, a housing, a motor disposed in said housing and having both forward and reverse eld windings in parallel with each other, a driving shaft journaled in said housing, speed reduction gears interposed between said motor and said driving shaft, a cam on said driving shaft, circuit opening means in series with each of said field windings and adapted to be alternatively engaged by said cam, a driving gear on said driving shaft, an output Shaft journaled in said housing. said housing including an arcuate shaped recess disposed about said output shaft and being provided with substantially radially disposed stop faces, and a toothed sector secured to said output shaft and disposed in said recess, and adapted to engage one or the other of said stop faces to limit the rotation of said output shaft in the forward and in the reverse direction, said cam and said circuit opening means being arranged so that the circuit through said forward eld winding will be opened when said sector has been rotated into contact with one of said stop faces, and so that the circuit through said reverse field winding will be opened when said sector has been rotated into contact with the other of said stop faces.

4. In an electric control device of the class described, a housing, a motor disposed in said hou-sing and having both forward and reverse field windings in parallel with each other, a driving shaft journaled in said housing, speed reduction gears interposed between said motor and said driving shaft, a, cam on said driving shaft, circuit opening means in series with each of said field windings and adapted to be alternatively engaged by said cam, a driving gear on said driving shaft, an output shaft journaled in said housing, said housing including an arcuate shaped recess disposed about said output shaft and being provided with substantially radially disposed stop faces, a

toothed sector secured to said output shaft and disposed in said recess, and adapted to engage one or the other of said stop faces to limit the rotation of said output shaft in the forward and in the reverse direction, said cam and said circuit opening means being arranged so that the circuit through said forward field winding will be opened at about the time said sector has been rotated into contact with one of said stop faces, and so that the circuit through said reverse field winding will be opened at about the time when said sector ha-s been rotated into contact with the other of said stop faces, and means for taking up the overthrow of said motor after the rotation of said sector has been stopped by one or the other of said end walls.

THEODORE S. BRISKIN.

JACK BRISKIN.

JOSEPH GOLICK.

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